Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny
Co-Host of Temple Beth Am Podcasts
Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny completed her cantorial investiture, rabbinical ordination, and a Masterʼs degree in Sacred Music at the Jewish Theological Seminary before joining the staff of Temple Beth Am in August, 2014.
Raised in San Diego, CA, she grew up with a deep attachment to the Conservative Jewish community. In 2008, Hillary graduated American University in Washington, D.C. with a B.A. in Jewish studies and a minor in vocal jazz performance.
After working as a Judaics instructor and music director in various Jewish communities and camps, Hillary pursued her dream of becoming a cantor. In time, she was inspired by her teachers and family to also pursue the rabbinate. She and her husband, Rabbi Daniel Chorny, met in Israel, and continue to enjoy learning together.
Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny has hosted 150 Episodes.
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Shabbat Teaching: Mah Tovu: How a Curse Entered our Liturgy
June 19th, 2021 | 31 mins 27 secs
Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on June 19, 2021.
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Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
June 18th, 2021 | 13 mins 13 secs
Guest host Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.
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Shabbat Sermon - Morning: Korach
June 12th, 2021 | 17 mins 47 secs
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld and Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Sermons from Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, June 12, 2021.
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Shabbath Teaching - Sh'lakh L'kha
May 29th, 2021 | 28 mins 24 secs
Rabbi/Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on May 29, 2021.
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Shabbat Teaching: Beha'alotcha
May 29th, 2021 | 24 mins 18 secs
Rabbis' Hillary Chrony, Adam Kligfeld, and Rebeca Schatz's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on May 29, 2021.
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Shabbat Morning: Enriched P’sukei D’zimra
May 1st, 2021 | 53 mins 1 sec
Enriched P’sukei D’zimra, sung by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hilary Chorny, and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz, with words of Torah from Rabbi David Ingber of Romemu in New York city.
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Shabbat Morning: Harmonized Shacharit
May 1st, 2021 | 18 mins 51 secs
Harmonized Shacharit, sung by Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny, and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz.
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Shabbat Teaching: Tazria-Metzora 5781 Shabbat Afternoon Beyond the Gender Binary
April 10th, 2021 | 32 mins 25 secs
Rabbi Hillary Chorny's Shabbath Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on April 10, 2021.
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Shabbath Teaching: Tzav/Shabbat HaGadol
March 27th, 2021 | 26 mins 54 secs
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz 's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 27, 2021.
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Shabbat Teaching: Tzav
March 20th, 2021 | 23 mins 55 secs
Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny's Shabbat Teaching at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 20, 2021.
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Shabbath : Parshat Vayikra
March 20th, 2021 | 18 mins 32 secs
Rabbi Adam Kligfeld, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny and Rabbi Rebecca Schat'z Shabbat Teachings at Temple Beth Am, Los Angeles, on March 20, 2021.
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Passover Prep 2021: Annual Haggadah Slam
March 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 34 mins
Rabbis from B’nai David Judea and IKAR join Temple Beth Am rabbis sharing interesting angles of Passover learning to use for your Seder.
The podcast includes 3 sessions:
- Magid for Passover in 2021 with Rav Yosef Kanefsky (B’nai David Judea), Rabbi Sharon Brous (IKAR) and Rabbi Adam Kligfeld (Temple Beth Am)
- Arbah Banim: The 4 Children Speaking Torah with Rabbanit Alissa Thomas Newborn (B’nai David Judea) and Rabbi Rebecca Schatz (Temple Beth Am)
- B'nei H orin: The Aches and Joys of Freedom with Rabbi David Kasher (IKAR) and Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny (Temple Beth Am)
These sessions took place via Zoom on March 18, 2021.
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Passover Prep 2021: Tal
March 17th, 2021 | 53 mins 20 secs
From parody to poetry, from Trope to Tal, Cantor Chorny takes you on a tour of Passover music and liturgy as it’s evolved from medieval manuscripts to A Cappella viral videos.
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Are You Coming Back? - A Personal Conversation About The Jewish Future With Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez
March 15th, 2021 | 47 mins 57 secs
In this wide ranging conversation, Rabbi Cantor Hillary Chorny talks with Rabba Melissa Scholten-Gutierrez, an engaging Jewish educator, dynamic programmer, and passionate community builder. Rabbi Melissa works to ensure that our Jewish communal organizations are more intentional - more intentionally Jewish, more intentionally diverse, more intentionally equitable.
Rabba Melissa currently serves as the Manager of the Jewish Camp Initiative at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and the Clergy Advisory Chair for MACoM (Metro Atlanta Community Mikvah). She was also amongst the first cohort of women in the Jewish Women’s Fund of Atlanta’s ACT: Agents of Change Training fellowship and is now a trustee of the fund. (Rabba Melissa is also involved in a number of other local, regional, and national projects.)
Rabba Melissa received semikha (rabbinic ordination) from Yeshivat Maharat in 2018 and a Masters in Social Work from the University of Illinois in 2006. She has also learned intensively at Nishmat and Pardes in Jerusalem and worked for JEWISHcolorado, JCC Manhattan, Hillel International, and Global Day of Jewish Learning.
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Passover Prep 2021: Liturgy/Torah Reading
March 10th, 2021 | 50 mins 3 secs
From parody to poetry, from Trope to Tal, Rabbi-Cantor Hillary Chorny takes you on a tour of Passover music and liturgy as it’s evolved from medieval manuscripts to A Cappella viral videos.
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Meditation and Mindfulness with Rabbi Adam Kligfeld
March 10th, 2021 | 12 mins 18 secs
Guest host Rabbi - Cantor Hillary Chorny offers up short bursts of meditation infused with imagery, wisdom, and the rhythms of our Jewish calendar, including selected verses from the Torah. Many of these meditations are performed in sitting positions; some standing. Simply find yourself a comfortable space and let Rabbi Chorny's voice and direction guide you into a world of serenity and tranquility.